Junior Software Tester - Leeds city centre (directly behind train station)
Benefits of working for the company
* Salary Level: £25,000 +++ depending upon experience.
* Holidays: 24 days holiday plus all bank holidays.
* Purchase Holidays: Can purchase up to another 5 days.
* Sell Holidays: Can sell back up to 3 days.
* Hours of work: 9:00am to 5:30pm working day.
* Flexible working: Work from home.
* Life Assurance: 4 x death in service benefits plus 30% income for spouse until retirement.
* Income protection: 60% of income for 3 years after 6 months illness.
* Healthcare: Option to join Bupa scheme (paid for by employee).
* Pension: We run the default auto-enrolment pension scheme 3% company, 5% employee.
* Schemes: various other cycle to work, childcare vouchers etc.
Role
A Junior Software Tester is needed as a permanent role reporting to the IT Service Delivery Manager. This role within the company will aid the development team on a day-to-day basis with development of new systems utilising the latest technologies.
Key Duties
* Working closely with developers during sprints to test each feature addition precisely to eliminate any potential issues at the development stage.
* Managing, planning and preparing test in a repeatable format to test products at various stages of the development process.
* Logging all technical issues into the Team Foundation Server for review.
* Liaising with the development team to ensure all parties are aware of potential issues.
* Prioritising testing effectively and taking a risk-based approach.
* Attending planning meetings and assisting in providing test estimations and test planning.
* Supporting production rollout.
* Executing manual test scripts.
* Producing release documentation.
* With experience provide staff training and overview sessions.
* Project Co-ordination / planning.
The person should possess the following
* Highly organised with excellent time management skills.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Enthusiasm for IT and technology.
* A good command of English, both spoken and written.
This role would suit an individual with exceptional organisational and personal skills from a general IT background.
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